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Strzelce Landscape Park
Strzelce Landscape Park (''Strzelecki Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. The Park was established in 1983, and covers an area of . The Park lies within Lublin Voivodeship: in Chełm County ( Gmina Białopole, Gmina Dubienka) and Hrubieszów County ( Gmina Horodło, Gmina Hrubieszów, Gmina Uchanie). It takes its name from the village of Strzelce in Gmina Białopole. Within the Landscape Park are two nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...s. Strzelce Parks in Lublin Voivodeship Poland–Ukraine border {{Poland-protected-area-stub ...
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Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The region is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie. Lublin Voivodeship borders Subcarpathian Voivodeship to the south, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the south-west, Masovian Voivodeship to the west and north, Podlaskie Voivodeship along a short boundary to the north, Belarus ( Brest Region) and Ukraine (Lviv Oblast and Volyn Obl ...
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Protected Area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved. Generally speaking though, protected areas are understood to be those in which human presence or at least the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...) is limited. The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean, and transboundary protected areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for conservation and economic purposes. There are over 161,000 protected areas in the world (as of October 2010) with more added daily, representing between 10 and 15 percent of the world's land surface area. As of ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark a ...
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ...
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Chełm County
Chełm County ( pl, powiat chełmski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Chełm, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Chełm County is Rejowiec Fabryczny, which lies west of Chełm. The county covers an area of . As of 2006, its total population is 74,595, out of which the population of Rejowiec Fabryczny is 4,406 and the rural population is 70,189. The emblem and flag of Chełm county was designed by Dr. Krzysztof Skupieński, a history teacher. The emblem harkens back to the old emblem of historical Chełm, which itself recounts the traditional folk tale of Głupi Redaktorski the great northern bear. Głupi can be seen, coated in silver, as she travels across the green f ...
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Gmina Białopole
Gmina Białopole is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Białopole, which lies approximately south-east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,227. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Strzelce Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Białopole contains the villages and settlements of Białopole, Busieniec, Buśno, Grobelki, Horeszkowice, Kicin, Kurmanów, Maziarnia Strzelecka, Raciborowice, Raciborowice-Kolonia, Strzelce, Strzelce-Kolonia, Teremiec, Teresin and Zabudnowo. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Białopole is bordered by the gminas of Dubienka, Horodło, Hrubieszów Hrubieszów (; uk, Грубешів, Hrubeshiv; yi, הרוביעשאָוו, Hrubyeshov) is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of around 18,212 (2016). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County within ...
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Gmina Dubienka
Gmina Dubienka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the village of Dubienka, which lies approximately east of Chełm and east of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,749. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Strzelce Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Dubienka contains the villages and settlements of Brzozowiec, Dubienka, Holendry, Janostrów, Jasienica, Józefów, Kajetanówka, Krynica, Lipniki, Mateuszowo, Nowokajetanówka, Radziejów, Rogatka, Siedliszcze, Skryhiczyn, Stanisławówka, Starosiele, Tuchanie, Uchańka, and Zagórnik. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Dubienka is bordered by the gminas of Białopole, Dorohusk, Horodło and Żmudź. It also borders Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest Europea ...
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Hrubieszów County
__NOTOC__ Hrubieszów County ( pl, powiat hrubieszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Hrubieszów, which lies south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The county covers an area of . As of 2019, its total population is 63,320, out of which the population of Hrubieszów is 17,634 and the rural population is 45,686. Neighbouring counties Hrubieszów County is bordered by Tomaszów Lubelski County to the south-west, Zamość County to the west and Chełm County to the north-west. It also borders Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ong ...
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Gmina Horodło
__NOTOC__ Gmina Horodło is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the village of Horodło, which lies approximately north-east of Hrubieszów and east of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,689 (5,494 in 2013). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Strzelce Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Horodło contains the villages and settlements of Bereżnica, Cegielnia, Ciołki, Horodło, Hrebenne, Janki, Kobło-Kolonia, Kopyłów, Liski, Łuszków, Matcze, Poraj, Rogalin, , and Zosin. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Horodło is bordered by the gminas of Białopole, Dubienka and Hrubieszów. It also borders Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. ...
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Gmina Hrubieszów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Hrubieszów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. Its seat is the town of Hrubieszów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 10,875 (10,382 in 2013). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Strzelce Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Hrubieszów contains the villages and settlements of Annopol, Białoskóry, Brodzica, Cichobórz, Czerniczyn, Czortowice, Czumów, Dąbrowa, Dziekanów, Gródek, Husynne, Janki, Kobło, Kosmów, Kozodawy, Kułakowice Drugie, Kułakowice Pierwsze, Kułakowice Trzecie, Łotoszyny, Masłomęcz, Metelin, Mieniany, Moniatycze, Moniatycze-Kolonia, Moroczyn, Nowosiółki, Obrowiec, Ślipcze, Stefankowice, Stefankowice-Kolonia, Świerszczów, Szpikołosy, Teptiuków, Turkołówka, Ubrodowice, Wołajowice, Wolica a ...
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Gmina Uchanie
__NOTOC__ Gmina Uchanie is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Uchanie, which lies approximately north-west of Hrubieszów and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,009 (4,873 in 2013). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Strzelce Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Uchanie contains the villages and settlements of Aurelin, Białowody, Bokinia, Chyżowice, Dębina, Drohiczany, Feliksów, Gliniska, Jarosławiec, Lemieszów, Łuszczów, Łuszczów-Kolonia, Marysin, Miedniki, Mojsławice, Mojsławice-Kolonia, Odletajka, Pielaki, Putnowice Górne, Rozkoszówka, Staszic, Teratyn, Teratyn-Kolonia, Uchanie-Kolonia, Wola Uchańska and Wysokie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Uchanie is bordered by the gminas of Białopole, Grabowiec, Hrubieszów Hrubieszów (; uk, Грубешів ...
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